Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party’s soft-spoken face in Gujarat, has retained the chief ministerial chair after the party swept the state Assembly elections, trouncing rivals Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. Patel was sworn in as CM in Gandhinagar on Monday at a ceremony attended by PM Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders, including Union … Read more
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s plan to create a ‘unique family ID’ for residents of the Union Territory was emblematic of the widening “trust deficit” after the 2019 abrogation of Article 370. The former chief minister said Kashmiris are viewed with suspicion and dubbed the unique family … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would consider early “listing by circulation” a plea seeking review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the plea for the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D … Read more
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth’s birthday is no less than a festival. From fans to friends and members of the film industry, everyone eagerly waits for December 12 every year.On the occasion, his well-wishers gathered outside his Chennai residence to wish him. READ | Top 5 Bollywood controversies of 2022 In videos and pictures, a huge crowd … Read more
Madhya Pradesh: Former Madhya Pradesh minister and Congress leader Raja Pateriya, stoked a controversy after his purported comments that people should be prepared to carry out Prime Minister Modi’s “hatya” (murder) if the Constitution is to be saved. READ | Gujarat Elections: PM Modi holds roadshow in Ahmedabad after BJP’s victory After a row following … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi University will give an undergraduate ‘honours’ degree even to the students opting for three years, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI. As per the new norms prepared by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in a draft, students will now get an undergraduate honours degree only … Read more
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke to his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly with a focus on possible areas of cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of growing global concern over China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. READ | “UN Security Council Far From Reflecting True … Read more
Hours after Cristiano Ronaldo’s emotional Instagram post following Portugal’s exit from the FIFA World Cup, former India Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has come out in support of the star footballer. Ronaldo’s chance to win a World Cup title at the FIFA World Cup 2022 may have been his last, and the 37-year-old left empty-handed … Read more
Mumbai: Marking Sidharth Shukla’s birth anniversary on Sunday, his close friend and rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill shared a throwback picture of the late actor with an emotional message. Shehnaaz took to her Instagram handle and posted an image of Sidharth in which he could be seen smiling and wearing a white shirt and black blazer. … Read more
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday late evening held a roadshow in Ahmedabad after his party swept the Gujarat Assembly election with a whopping 156 seats, which is the highest number of seats any party has won after the formation of the state in the year 1960. People flocked to the streets through which … Read more
United Nations: Asserting that UN reform has been left open-ended without a set timeline and the Security Council far from reflecting true diversity, a concept note by India said new global challenges such as terrorism, radicalism, pandemics, disruptive role of non-State actors, and intensifying geopolitical competition call for a robust multilateral response and nimble platform … Read more
Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and nine months on Saturday after being found guilty of fraud in a contractual dispute. Lai, the 75-year-old founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, had recently completed a 20-month jail term resulting from multiple convictions for his … Read more
Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term with the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs electing him as the leader of the legislative party during a meeting in Gandhinagar today. Bhupendra Patel’s name was declared as the leader of the legislative party unanimously at the meeting … Read more
Mumbai: ActorDeepika Padukone has set the temperature high with her latest pic from Pathaan’s upcoming song ‘Besharam Rang’. Shah Rukh Khan took to social media, on Saturday, to share Deepika’s look from the upcoming song that has expectedly grabbed thousands of eyes and grabbed millions of hearts. READ | Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘There’s Extreme Intolerance’ … Read more
Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his uncharacteristic silence about his electoral defeat on Friday, saying it “hurts my soul.” Bolsonaro had not spoken publicly since his narrow loss to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in bitterly-fought runoff elections on October 30, and he has only made one public appearance. READ | A … Read more